Kenneth Langone is the founder and Chairman of Invemed Associates LLC., a New York Stock Exchange member firm engaged in investment banking and brokerage. He received a BA from Bucknell University and an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business; he remains active with both institutions currently serving on the board of overseers of the Stern School and on the board of trustees of New York University. He is chairman of the Trustees of New York University Medical School, a member of the board of trustees of New York University and of its executive committee, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Overseers of N.Y.U. Stern School of Business. From 1980 to 1996 he was a member of the Bucknell University Board of Trustees where he served as Chairman of its nominating committee, its endowment and as a member of its executive committee. He is a co-founder of the Home Depot, Inc. and has been a director and member of the executive committee of its board since it was founded 1978. He also serves on the boards of Choicepoint, Inc. , Kalypsys, YUM Brands, and Unifi, Inc. In addition to his business affiliations, Ken serves on the board of the Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon Foundation, The New York Philharmonic, The Ronald McDonald House, the Robin Hood Foundation and the Harlem Children's Zone. He is Chairman of the Promise Academy, a charter school in New York City. He and his wife Elaine have three grown sons.